As Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz celebrates on the first day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, a man whose murder sentence he commuted will face trial for additional crimes he’s accused of committing since the now-Democratic vice presidential nominee set him free early.
Myron Burrell was given a life murder sentence for the 2002 killing of 11- year-old Tyesha Edwards, who was struck by a stray bullet while doing homework, but Walz voted to commute Burrell’s sentence when the governor was a member of the Minnesota Board of Pardons in 2020.
Burrell was 16 at the time of the shooting. Police said he shot Tyesha while attempting to hit a rival gang member.